Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-13

NoEress Leaves Her Child to Die in til g
Woods.
GEORGIA.
About 200 children are attending school
an Dawson,
The adjourned term OF Terrell Superior
Sourt VIII convene next Monday week.
runner says a Dalton man has made
~@o,oub out OF CHATTANOOGA Investments.
Ire Dawson Oil mills have suspended
operations. Scarcity of seed is the cause.
james Z. Childs, of Grangerville, has
ooy only Is years old VINO weighs III
pounds.
= Forty firms are engaged in the manu-
iacture OF turpentlne between Hawkins
vile and Darien.
Inc Georgia Match Factory at Gaines
VINE Is making about 100 gross day, and
VIII soon increase the output.
a. M. Durham, of Greensboro. has a
partoW knife that was made in 1850. 1t
's Well preserved and cuts like razor.
Peach and plum trees are blooming
around Marshallylle, and the prospect of
an ABUNDANT fruit crop is very fiattering.
part of the molds for making $40 gold
pieces was found in the ruins of burned
mouse near Buchanan last week by Isaac
Weatheroy's little boy.
The big clock bought by Pulaski county
!sSseourt house is now being put up.
The cfS sweighs about 3 600 pounds, and
The cost&S3ll be about $3.50.
Hon. A. d. Gambler, OF Gainesville, has
another heir. 1t arrived last Sunday
night and is a ten pound girl. The mother
anu babe are both doing well.
For time Lexington district has
Deen without a notary public. f. l..
reynolds has been appointed as notary
public and ex-OfficiO justice of the peace.
jackson aoIinfU 10 NOW huiIdjp1 ouh
stantial stone jail and a dwelling in front
thereof for the Sheriti's esidence at a cost
OF $1,000. They will be creditable struc.
lures when finished.
A commission house In Americas made
shipment of 400 dozen eggs Thursday.
Iney were purchased OF farmers living
whereabouts, and were shipped TO SaVan-
nah, Jacksonville aud Birmingham.
The Democratic Executive Committee
ofthe Thirty-fourth Senatorial district has
been called TO meet at Stone Mountain
on Saturday, Feb. 10, for the purpose Of
nominating successor to the late Hon.
E. NJ. Word.
1t is reported that the grand jury OF
jackson county will get after those horse
Ewappers VINO are dealing in old sore
backed living skeletons, and see if the
law to prevent cruelty to animals won't
nit some of their cases.
OF the Macon (Ga.) Bicycle Club, will ride
his wheel from Niagara Falls to Macon, a
distance of about POO miles. per wagon
route. The start will be as soon as
weather will permit, either in June or
July. STE
The acreage in melons around Boston
this year will, from present indications,
be fully one-tbfrd more than that Of last
season, and several acres will be planted
IN Irish potatoes. The cabbage crop was
ruined by the January freeze and is a
failure.
The cash fines imposed nv the Mavor OF
Valdosta and collecte during the term
of DIR. Williams was $512 so, nearly 5000
more than collected any previous year.
The town was as peaceful as usual, but
the Doctor went down for the violators OF
the law.
At the regular meeting of Lexington's
Council Monday night an ordinance was
passed fixing the salary of the Marshal
of the town at $50 year. A
Marshal was not elected, though, and it
may be troublesome to get anyone to take
the office at that salary.
Recent acts of the County Commission
ers of Houston county have been unfa-
vorably criticised on the streets of Perry
within the last two weeks. 1t is inul.
mated that bill of particulars of the
grie1 ~ talked about will be present.
ed to TIC next grand jury.
Prohibition went into effect in Cochran
on Jan. l, and 1t is said that there has
not been an arrest tor drunkenness or dis
orderly conduct in that town within the
last four weeks. 1t is also stated that
not over half dozen Jugs of whisky
have been received by express.
The Houston Factory cotton mills will
he In full operation within ten days.
Some work is being done now, and it is
the intention of Messrs. Dennard g.
Hughet to put in new machinery OF the
the most improved pattern and largely
increase the capacity of the mills.
Sayeral city lots were sold at trustees
salelast week at greatly improved fig
ures A day or so afterward $500 was of
iered for one Of the lots that had been
purchased tor $500. The offer was de-
cined. This indicates a very healthy
appreciation In the value of real es-
tate.
Rev. Henry Newton now lives at Mon
tezuma. His maternal ancestor, Asa
Strong, brought the first grain cradle to
Georgia that was ever seen in the State.
1t is said that people went for miles to
zee his negroes use 1t. 1t was a greater
show than the reaper proved to be many
years later.
Tom Souder, of Montezuma, caught
forty-n re rats IN one night recently. He
put l34}s wash pot in the barn and filed
it half ful1 of water. Then he foated cot
ton seed on the water, sprinKling some
meal on the seed for bait. Next morning.
TO his surprise, be found forty-nIne rats in
the pot.
Robert l.. Mckenzie, Grand Rapids
(Mich.) tanner, went to Atlanta with a
couple OF gentlemanly sports from Tenn
essee on Monday last, and the latter re-
leved him of $500 at game of draw
poker. Mckenzie claims that they played
at private residence and that the game
was square one.
COL Joseph Darr, OF the War Depart
ment at Washington, addressed COM
municatIon few days ago to Adjt. Gen.
Iell asking to be informed OF the name OF
the officer in command at the surrender
OF the Augusta arsenal in 1861 The
officer referred to was Gen. VERIFY HaEsS--,
who'dled in this State few years -
The Tax Collector of Lowpdes county
has about closed up and settled with the
county and State. The insolvent list
amounts only to So for the year 1886. This
is the best ever done, and IL is doubtful il
another county In the State can make as
clean showing. 1t speaks well for the
people and for the condition OF the coun-